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GeographicArea
A geographic location, generally having definite boundaries. Note that this differs from its immediate superclass Region in that a GeographicArea is a three-dimensional Region of the earth. Accordingly, all astronomical objects other than earth and all one-dimensional and two-dimensional Regions are not classed under GeographicArea.
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Parents Region A topographic location. Regions encompass surfaces of Objects, imaginary places, and GeographicAreas. Note that a Region is the only kind of Object which can be located at itself. Note too that Region is not a subclass of SelfConnectedObject, because some Regions, e.g. archipelagos, have parts which are not connected with one another.
Children ArchipelagicAreaAn ArchipelagicArea is a GeographicArea including an Archipelago and the surrounding WaterArea.
 BusStopAn area, often, though not necessarily with seats or some kind of minimal shelter, where people gather to meet and board a bus. It must border a road.
 CaveA Cave is a naturally formed opening beneath the surface of the Earth, generally formed by dissolution of carbonate bedrock. Caves may also form by erosion of coastal bedrock, partial melting of glaciers, or solidification of lava into hollow tubes.
 CheckpointAn area on or very near a border, usually along a road connecting two regions, where MilitaryPersons or PoliceOfficers restrict the flow of traffic in order to extract tarrifs, deny movement to certain kinds of people or goods, or other enforement actions. Because of the power relationship involved, such areas are often the site of Illegal activities conducted by the officials in order to extract favors or bribes.
 EcosystemEcosystem is a subclass of GeographicAreas considered together with their organisms and environment as a functioning whole.
 GeologicalFaultGeologicalFault is the subclass of GeographicAreas in which there is a fracture in the Earth's crust and differential movement can occur on the two sides of the fault. Such movement results in EarthTremors and is the cause of Earthquakes.
 GeopoliticalAreaAny GeographicArea which is associated with some sort of political structure. This class includes LandArea, Cities, districts of cities, counties, etc. Note that the identity of a GeopoliticalArea may remain constant after a change in borders.
 HemisphereHemisphere is the class of GeographicAreas that are halves of the Earth, as traditionally divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres along the equator and into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres along a north_south line running 20�W and 160�E.
 IllicitDrugMoneyLaunderingArea
 InternationalBorderInternationalBorder is the subclass of GeographicAreas where the areas of two Nations meet.
 LakeRegionA LakeRegion is a GeographicArea including land surrounding one or more Lakes.
 LandAreaAn area which is predominantly solid ground, e.g. a Nation, a mountain, a desert, etc. Note that a LandArea may contain some relatively small WaterAreas. For example, Australia is a LandArea even though it contains various rivers and lakes.
 LandFormA LandForm is the class of geographically and/or geologically distinct areas that occur on Earth's surface, including mountains, hills, plains, valleys, deltas, and features of submerged land areas such as the ocean floor.
 LittoralZoneA LittoralZone is an area along the shore of a large body of water, especially an Ocean or Sea, including the area extending from the high tide mark out to a depth of 200 meters. The littoral zone is of interest for its land features, e.g., slope gradient and soil composition, including features of its SubmergedLandArea.
 LocalizablePlace
 MaritimeClaimAreaA MaritimeClaimArea is a GeographicArea delimited by a geopolitical state's claim, under the LawOfTheSea, of rights to certain resources, activities, or jurisdiction in the claimed area. MaritimeClaimAreas can pertain to WaterAreas, SubmergedLandAreas, and Airspace.
 MarketplaceAn area, building, or set of buildings where FinancialTransactions are intended to take place. There should be more than one owner or renter of space or buildings within the marketplace.
 MilitaryFrontA GeographicArea along which opposing military forces confront one another in a Battle.
 NeighborhoodNeighborhood refers to a GeographicArea that is a subregion of a larger geographic area, such as a City, normally with a distinctive feature
 ParkingLotA ParkingLot is a GeographicArea that contains greaterThan one [1] ParkingRegion
 SubmergedLandAreaSubmergedLandArea is the class of land regions that are located beneath bodies of water.
 SurfaceGroundAreaSurfaceGroundArea is a subclass of GeographicArea that is restricted to regions whose surface is solid ground. A SurfaceGroundArea may be a discontinuous region overlapping a larger, continuous GeographicArea but excluding any WaterAreas enclosed therein. Rivers, lakes, reservoirs and other surface water areas are not part of any SurfaceGroundArea.
 TouristSiteA tourist site is a location that has some feature of interest to Tourists, which entertains or informs them.
 UndergroundAreaThe class of regions located Below the surface of the earth.
 WaterAreaA body which is made up predominantly of water, e.g. rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
 WaterOnlyAreaWaterOnlyArea is a subclass of GeographicArea that is restricted to regions whose surface is water. A WaterOnlyArea may be a discontinuous region overlapping a larger, continuous GeographicArea but excluding any LandAreas enclosed therein. Dry land areas, including islands, are not part of any WaterOnlyArea.
InstancesAntarcticAreaThe area below the AntarcticCircle, which is 66 degrees 33 minutes and 38 seconds south latitude. It is dark for at least 24 hours at some point during the year, with an increasing period of yearly continuous darkness as one gets closer to the South Pole.
 ArcticRegionThe area above the Artic Circle, which is 66 degrees 33 minutes and 38 seconds north latitude. It is dark for at least 24 hours at some point during the year, with an increasing period of yearly continuous darkness as one gets closer to the North Pole.
 BetLidJunctionIsrael
 BishkekKyrgyzstanThe City of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
 BosphorousStraitsTurkey
 BwindiforestUganda
 CaribbeanRegion
 CentralAfrica
 CentralAsia
 CentralEurope
 CentralSouthAmerica
 ClarkAirbasePhilippines
 DangDistrictNepal
 DistrictOfMansehraPakistan
 DushanbeAirportTajikistan
 EasternAfrica
 EasternAsia
 EasternEurope
 EasternSouthAmerica
 EnglandEngland, with Wales, Scotland, and NorthernIreland, is one of the four constituent Nations of the UnitedKingdom.
 FethiyeAndMarmarisTurkey
 FloridaUnitedStatesA state in the southeastern UnitedStates between the GulfOfMexico and the AtlanticOcean.
 GazaStripA terroritory occupied by Israel.
 GhaziabadUttarPradeshIndia
 GushKatifGazaStrip
 HodayaJunctionIsrael
 HolonJunctionIsrael
 IncirlikAirbaseTurkey
 IslandOfBaliIndonesia
 JalpaiguriRailwayStationIndia
 KatmanduAirportNepal
 KedumimSettlementWestBank
 LesEucalyptusDistrictAlgeria
 LevantRegionLevantRegion is the subregion that borders the Eastern Mediterranean sea to the west, and forms the core of West Asia and the political term, Middle East. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is equivalent to Cyprus and a stretch of land bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Western Asia that is, the historical region of Syria (Greater Syria), which includes present-day Syria, as well as Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and the southern part of Cilicia (modern-day Turkey). Its overwhelming characteristic is that it represents the land bridge between Africa and Eurasia.[Wikipedia]
 LosAngelesInternationalAirportUnitedStates
 LosKatiosNationalParkColombia
 MalukkaIslandsIndonesia
 MangalsenAndSanpheBagarNepal
 MediterraneanRegionMediterraneanRegion is the region of lands around the MediterraneanSea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation. The Mediterranean basin covers portions of three continents: Africa, Asia, and Europe. [Wikipedia]
 MiddleAmerica
 MiddleEastRegionMiddleEastRegion is a GeopoliticalArea that comprises countries of Southwestern Asia and (in some definitions) Northwestern Africa. Here this term is defined as in the CIA World Fact Book, in which the Middle East includes: Bahrain, Cyprus, the Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, the West Bank, and Yemen.
 MinharotRoadWestBank
 MoragJunctionGazaStrip
 NallurAreaSriLanka
 NewEnglandA GeographicArea in the UnitedStates that is made up of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
 NeztarimSettlementGazaStrip
 NokdimTekoaRdWestBank
 NorthAmerica
 NorthPoleThe NorthPole is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.The North Pole is by definition the northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole. It defines geodetic latitude 90° North, as well as the direction of true north. At the North Pole all directions point south; all lines of longitude converge there, so its longitude can be defined as any degree value. No time zone has been assigned to the North Pole, so any time can be used as the local time. Along tight latitude circles, counterclockwise is east and clockwise is west. The North Pole is at the center of the Northern Hemisphere. [Wikipedia]
 NorthernAfrica
 NorthernAsia
 NorthernCaucasiusChechnya
 NorthernEurope
 NorthernIrelandThe region of NorthernIreland.
 NorthernNorthAmerica
 NorthernSouthAmerica
 NullIslandNullIsland Null Island is the location at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude (0°N 0°E), i.e., where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. Since there is no landmass located at these coordinates, it is not an actual island. The name is often used in mapping software as a placeholder to help find and correct database entries that have erroneously been assigned the coordinates 0,0. The point on the Earth's surface defined as Null Island is located in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 600 kilometres (320 nmi) off the coast of West Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea. A weather buoy, named the Soul buoy after the soul music genre, was moored at the location.[Wikipedia]
 Oceania
 OilbaseAlgeria
 OilfieldsVenezuela
 OthnielJunctionIsrael
 PacificNorthwestThe PacificNorthwest is a GeographicArea in WesternNorthAmerica bounded by its coastal waters of the PacificOcean to the West and, loosely, by the RockyMountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, Washington, and the Canadian province of BritishColumbia.[Wikipedia]
 RimalDistrictGazaStrip
 SaadaPakistan
 SantaRitaMountainsPanama
 SeaLevelSeaLevel designates the global Mean Sea Surface (MSS). Note that SeaLevel represents a GeographicArea that comprises all the local Mean Sea Level (MSL) areas used as references for measuring altitude. In fact, there are local variations in MSL, due to tides and long- and short- term weather conditions.
 SipadanIslandMalaysia
 SouthPoleThe SouthPole is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the NorthPole, at a distance of 20,004 km (12,430 miles) in all directions. It is one of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface.The South Pole is the center of the Southern Hemisphere.[Wikipedia]
 SoutheasternAsia
 SoutheasternEurope
 SouthernAfrica
 SouthernAsia
 SouthernEurope
 SouthernFranceSouthernFrance is a geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the AtlanticOcean south of the Marais Poitevin, Spain, MediterraneanSea and Italy.[Wikipedia]
 SouthernSouthAmerica
 SouthwesternAsia
 SouthwesternEurope
 SukaimaniyahIraq
 TelHaShomerJunctionIsrael
 TrincomaleeHarborSriLanka
 TropicsThe Tropics is the region of PlanetEarth that lies between 23°26′11.5″(or 23.43652°)North latitude and 23°26′11.5″(or 23.43652°) South latitude, encircling the globe.
 UWaIndianReservationColombia
 WalesWales, with England, Scotland, and NorthernIreland, is one of the four constituent Nations of the UnitedKingdom.
 WestBankA terroritory occupied by Israel.
 WesternAfrica
 WesternEurope
 WesternNorthAmericaThe WesternNorthAmerica is a GeographicArea located on the western edge of the NorthAmerican continent that borders the PacificOcean. It consists of Alaska at the farthest north, down through the western Canadian province of BritishColumbia, the western U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and California, and then Mexico farthest south. [Wikipedia]
 WesternSouthAmerica
 ZeifIntersectionWestBank


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